The other major flaw in the conspiracy theory —— the spread of the new crown virus among British cities that have not yet deployed five G and countries like Iran that have not yet promoted five technologies
Five G of conspiracy theories circulating on the Internet that help spread the new coronavirus have been refuted by the scientific community.
Video on social media shows masts of mobile base stations burned in birmingham and merseyside. The video also spread the rumors.
These posts have been shared on Facebook (fb), video sites and Instagram, including authentication accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers.
The British Broadcasting Corporation Fact Check (Reality Check) Journalist Rachel Schreel (Rachel Schraer) and Eleanor Laurie (Eleanor Lawrie) reported that the idea of linking the new crown virus to the 5 was "totally garbage" and biologically impossible.
The British National Health Care Program (NHS) England`s medical director, Stephen Powis, calls it "the worst fake news ".
Conspiracy theory
Many sharers are trying to spread a false conspiracy theory —— arguing that G 5, a technology used to transmit signals via mobile networks and radio waves, should be responsible for the spread of the new crown virus.
The conspiracy theory first appeared in late January as a Facebook post, about the same time as the first case was recorded in the United States.
Participants were broadly divided into two groups:
Five G have been claimed to inhibit the immune system, making people more susceptible to the virus.
Another says the 5 G technology somehow spreads the new crown virus.
As early as late January, the conspiracy theory appeared as a fb post, about the same time as the first case was recorded in the United States.
Dr. Simon Clark (Simon Clarke), Associate Professor of Cell Microbiology, University of Reading, UK, said both theories were "garbage ".
"5 G The idea of reducing the immune system doesn`t stand up to scrutiny, Dr Clark. "
"Your immune system may be temporarily reduced by a variety of factors, such as a tired day or bad eating habits. Although the impact is small, it will make you more susceptible to the virus. "
"Radio waves can disrupt your physiology by heating, which means the immune system is not working properly. But 5 G radio waves are small and far from strong enough to affect the immune system. There have been many studies on this. "
adam Finn (Adam Finn), professor of pediatrics at the University of Bristol, added that 5 G could not spread the new crown virus.
"The cause of the current pandemic is the spread between people. We know it`s true. Our lab even got viruses from patients. Viruses are different from the radio waves used in mobile phones and the Internet, like chalk and cheese. "
Just as important, another major flaw in this conspiracy theory —— the spread of the new crown virus in British cities that have not yet deployed five G and countries such as Iran that have not yet promoted five technologies.
Even before the outbreak of the new crown virus, there are already terrible claims about five G of technology. fact verification (Reality Check) team has studied and reported this.
Earlier this year, a long-term study by the International Committee for Non-Ionization Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) rejected those claims, saying there was no evidence that mobile networks could lead to cancer or other diseases.
But for now, rumors seem to have escalated.
The UK Trade Agency Mobile UK (Mobile UK) said rumours and false theories about the five G and the new crown virus were "worrying ". The British Ministry of Digital Culture Media and Sports reiterated that "there is absolutely no credible evidence ".
Viruses invade human or animal cells and use them to reproduce, causing infection. Viruses can not survive in vitro for a long time, so they have to be transmitted in some way —— usually droplets from coughing or sneezing.
genome sequencing of the new crown virus suggests that it passes from animals to humans and then begins to spread between humans.
The British Broadcasting Corporation Technology News Editor (Leo Kelion)
Although there is no evidence that cell phone signals can harm health, conspiracy theories linking G 5 signals to the new crown virus pandemic continue to spread.
Fact-checking agencies Full Fact found two wrong theories behind it.
A G called 5 inhibits the immune system, and a virus uses radio waves in some way to communicate and pick victims, thus accelerating its spread.
While the frequency bands used in the 5 G are different from those used in previous generations, it is important to know that the frequency bands of the 5 G are still "non-ionizing ", which means that it lacks sufficient energy to break down the chemical bonds in the cell DNA and cause damage.
The second theory seems to be based on the research of a Nobel Prize-winning biologist who believes that bacteria can produce radio waves.
But it is still a controversial claim that goes far beyond mainstream scientific thought.
There is another major flaw in both theories. A new crown virus is spreading in British cities that have not yet deployed five G and in countries that have not yet adopted the technology, such as Japan and Iran.
